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How does congress perform its lawmaking functions? What are the main steps in how a bill becomes a law? |
Know house process versus senate process |
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Where do most bills die? |
Committees |
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Which chamber has a rules committee |
House |
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What does the rules committee do? |
They decide how the bill will be debated on the floor |
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What are the primary differences between the house and the senate? |
# of representatives Length of term Germaness rule Strength of committees Restriction of debate |
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How does the house and the senate resolve its differences when they pass different versions of the same bill? |
Amendment exchange One chamber passes the others bill Conference committees |
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What is a filibuster and where does it occur and why? |
Only in the senate, is used to prevent the voting on a bill, used to protect minority interests
3/5 of a vote to end debate
Strom Therman longest one 24 hours on civil rights bill |
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What is logrolling |
Trading votes to get the bills passed |
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In terms of lawmaking what is agenda setting power and who has it? |
The speaker of the house has it
Decides which bills come to the floor decides committee assignments make conference assignments Majority party has a majority in each committee |
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How is agenda setting a power of the majority? |
Decides which bill gets debated and who is on the committees |
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What is pork barrel and why does it happen |
Universalism Minimal winning coalition
Dividing the pie |
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Why is universalism a better why to describe how Congress distributes benefits to districts than minimum winning coalitions? |
Everyone gets equal piece of the pie |
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What are the primary powers of party leaders in congress? |
Set legislative agenda Make committee assignments Make conference assignments Majority in each committee |
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What does every member of Congress want most |
Reelection |
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What are the three things that members of congress do to try to get reelected? |
Credit claiming Position taking Advertising |
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What is the incumbency advantage and why does it exist? |
Status quo Franking privilege Pork Name recognition Cheaper to get elected and raise money Easier to claim credit |
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In what ways does congress protect minority interest? |
Filibuster |
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How does the presidents roles as head of state and head of government differ? |
Prime minister head of gov Queen Elizabeth head of state |
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Name some of the enumerated powers of the president? |
Veto Commander and chief Appointments Pardons |
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Describe how congress tried to limit the presidents power in the war powers act of '73 |
Congress tried to take back the power to declare war |
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What is executive privilege and when has it been claimed? |
When the president withholds information because it would harm the nation
Nixon watergate Clinton Paula jones |
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What is an executive order? |
An instruction from the president |
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What are some ways a president can gain support for the policies he proposes? |
Bargaining and going public |
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What is the presidents role in passing a federal budget |
Writes one from OMB and delivers it to congress |
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Name some positions in the White House office |
Chief of staff Policy advisers Speech writers Press secretary |
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Cabinet |
Sec of state john Kerry Sec of defense Ashton carter Attorney general Loretta lynch Sec of treasury jack lew |
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3 primary offices contained in the executive office of the president |
White House office Vp First Lady |
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How many departments are in the presidents cabinet? |
15 |
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What's the only cabinet not headed by a secretary? |
Department of justice attorney general |
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Match organization to department |
FDA H and HS OSHA Labor IRS treasury FBI justice |
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Name two independent agencies |
Export import Farm credit administration |
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What makes an independent agency different from a cabinet department and regulatory agency? |
Don't make rules |
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What do regulatory agencies do and name 3 |
Make rules Fcc Epa FDIC |
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Give examples of public corporations |
Pbs Npr |
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Which act of congress set up the federal court system |
Judiciary act of 1789 |
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Where does the constitution mention the supreme court |
Article III |
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What is the difference between district court appeals court and Supreme Court |
Lowest level has original jurisdiction Federal above district Supreme highest court |
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What are the paths a case can take to get to the SCOTUS? |
Appeals from federal circuit court State Supreme Court From other federal courts |
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What are the rules of access |
Not moot Controversial Standing |
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What does it mean to grant cert |
Grant request to hear an appeal |
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How many judges have to agree to grant cert? |
4 |
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What factors make a case more likely to be heard by the higher court? |
Civil rights Division of lower courts Federal government is an appellate |
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What are the three types of opinions SCOTUS can make |
Majority Dissenting Concurring |
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What is a judicial review and where did it come from |
Came from marbury v Madison
Determine whether something is constitutional |
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What is stare decisis |
"Let the decision stand" |
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How many justices are on the court? How did they get there? |
9 justices serve life get there by appointment of the president |
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How do people try to influence the court? |
Amicus curiae "friend of the court " Public opinion President Congress |
